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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
ESCAPE OF a MURDERER.
He Lowers Hinls;lf from the Fourth
Floor by Rope of Towels.

He Lowers Hims:H from the Fourth
Floor by Rope of Towels.
New YORK, Dec. 26.-Paul Krouse, inn
plicated in the murder of Lyman s. Weeks,
in Brooklyn, in March last, escaped from
the Raymond street jail in that city last
night. He lowered himself from tie fourth
floor by means of rope made
of several towels. and dropped on
to soft blankets which he
had previously thrown from his window on
the cobblestone pavement below. By the
aid of carriage pole ne easily scaled the
wall to the street. The room Of the warden
of the prison was directly opposite that of
Krause The escape is said TO be one of the
neatest jobs Of that kind yet recorded. A
general alarm has been sent TO the police of
the PRINCIPAL cities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
PAY OF THE MINERS.
The Operators Making an Effort to
Out Down Wages.

PrTTsBURG, Pa, Dec. a6-Unless the rail
road coal miners working under the Colum-
bus scale are called out tomorrow the op-
orators will reduce wages to the old rate.
The miners officials are doing all in their
power to get the men to come out for an
advance, but so far have been unsuc cessful.
If they fail to do SO and wages are .,,duced
in this. district, the effect will be lar reach
ing and may result in reduction through
out the country
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
HALF A TOWN IN ASHES.
The Confiagration Was Started by a
Monkey Overturning a Lamp

The Confiagration Was Started by a
Monkey Overturning a Lamp.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, Dec. 26.-The best
part of Wakefield, Wis, is in ashes. Among
the buildings destroyed are the Wakefield
Bank, Haywood, Westcott & Murray's
large general store, the post-ofiice, r. A.
Morris jewelry store, Millenthal's clothing
store, the Coliseum Theatre, a dozen
saloons and a large number of
dwelling houses, about forty buildings in
all. A great deal of merchandise was
saved The loss will reach 100000 There
was scarcely any insurance, and many fam
lies have been rendered homeless and pen
niless The fire was started in the Coliseum
Theatre, where a monkey overturned a
lamp.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
Homicide in self.pafenas.

Gown jTs NJ, Ga, Dec. PA homicide
was conlni I'D in the southern portion OF
this county by Noah Parker last night
The man KILLED was Parker's brother-in-
law, named Dukes Both parties had been
drinking freely. Dukes is reported to have
been advancing Oh Parker with an open
knife when the Latter shot him dead with .
double-barrel shol gun, Parker was arrested
q I'd put In jail here TODAY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
Dohertv,a Santenca.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-The Observer to-day
denounces the sentence pronounced upon
Daniel Doherty, the man who shot and
killed Graham, as nonstrous. Ii declares
that the judgment of Justice Stephens was
biased by the opinion he has often expressed
that drunkenness increases instead of less
ening the gravity of offenses, a sentiment
which mankind has pronounced contrary TO
common Spnsp
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
IRELAND's AGITATION.

Mandeville's Release-Tbe Pope Lean
ing to the Government.
DUBLIN, Dec 26.--Tbousands assembled
at MitchelIstown Saturday to greet Mr..
Mandeville on the occasion of his release
from prison. Upon his arrival he received
a most enthusiastic welcome.
Mr. Spaight, the Magistrate, and his wife,
were fired at while driving at Killaloe,
county Limerick to-day. Tho horse was
killed No arrests were made.
Michael Davitt, speaking at Steep Bridge
to-day, repeated his advice to farmers not
10 purchase land at the present time By
waiting, be said, they would he able to
secure land ON the basis OF normal rent 70
to 80 per cent under the present figures.
POPE LEO AND THE IRISH.
ROME, Dec 26-It is stated on reliable
authority that the Pope has instructed
Archbishop Walsh and other visiting Irish
prelates to adopt conciliatory attitude to-
ward the government in Ireland. The Pope
to-day received Queen Victoria's jubilee
gift, which was presented by the Duke Of
Norfolk.
The gift consists Of gold ever and basin.
These the Pope intends to use in celebrating
the jubilee mass.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
Lord Churchill and the Gear

LONDON, Dec. 20. Numerous attempts
have been made to interview Lord Ran
dolph Churchill during his present trip, but
be positively declines 10 see journalists.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says that
the Car gave an audience to-day to Lord
Randolph Churchill The Morning Post
and Daily Telegraph both declare that
Lord Randolph has no official mission.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
A Color Sergeant Shot Dead.

CRAWFORD, NEB., Dec. %. - William
Stance, color sergeant Of the Ninth United
States cavalry, was shot dead from ambush
last night while OH his way from here to
Fort Robinson. As be was very strict
diseipinarian it is believed that he was
killed by one Of his own men. He stood
high in the esteem OF his superiors, aud
wore medal awarded by Congress for
braYerY in rescuing children from Indians
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
10 Make an Assignment.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2s.--Ernest 3. Mayer,
and Henry Rohr, dry goods and novelty
firm in this city, doing business under the
title OF "The Bon Marche," will make an
assignment tomorrow The liabilities are
$40, 900, of which about one half is due to
New York merchants. The assets are not
known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
{ mall. Pnx on shi board.

New YORK, Dec 2B Among the 206
steerage passengers on the steamer PhTtia,
which arrived from Hamburg to-day, there
were three cases of smallpox. The vessel
was fumigated, and the patients detained at
quarantine. The other passengers will be
allowed 10 land tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
KILLED BY A POLICEMAN.

The Coroner's Jury Declares That the
Act w as Justifiable.
ROANOKE, VA. Dec. 26.-Policeman
Wooten shot and killed William Gilbert
(colored) while the latter was resisting dr.
rest last night Gilbert was engaged in a
row at tie time. and when killed all the
other negroes made common cause against
Officer Wooten. The Mayor ordered all the
police TO the scene and they carried Officer
Wooten to Jail. This queled the disturb.
ance. The Coroner'S jury to-day rendered
a verdict that Wooten killed Gilbert in the
discharge of his duty as an officer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
TENEMENT MADE CIGARS.
The WorRmen of the Pittsburg District
to Fight Them.

to Fight Them.
PITTsBURG, PA, Dec. 26.-The cigarma-
kers of this district, to the number of I, 700,
have organized a National Cigarmakers'
Trade District of the Knights of Labor for
the purpose of fighting the tenement sys-
tem," which is carried on extensively here
The new organization expects the co-opera-
tion of the international Union in the
coming contest, which will be very bitter
IL is proposed to bring all the
workmen into the factories and
force every tenement worker to join them,
or ell sustain a boycott They will not in
terfere or court a conflict with the Interna-
tioual Union, but if the members of that
organization continue to do tenement work
they will oppose them and institute boy
colt. The members of the union have al
ways antagonized the Knights, claiming
that they have not worked IN accord with
them and rather played into the hands of
manufacturers to defeat the union.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
oernany to COPY After America.

BERLIN, Dec. 26.---The Prussian and Ger
man Departments of Justice have commits
stoned Ju0ge Aschroft TO study and report
vpon the American penal system with a
view TO making it the basis of new system
in Cfermany
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
Mr. Corcoran serionslv IlI.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.--W. W. Corcoran
is again reported seriously ILL He attended
communion service in St. Johns Episcopal
church yesterday and was obliged to be
carried from the church after the service.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
Aral,s geld AZ New YORK

NEW York. Dec. 26. The steamer Rot
terdam from Rotterdam arrived to-day with
thirty-two more Arabs. With 100 which
arrived on the Chateau Leoville Saturday
they are held 20 await Collector Magone .
decision
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
Celebrattnp the JubiIee.

celebrated to-day in Saint Hedwig's church,
the principle Catholic church in Berlin
The new Emperor bell in the Cologne Cathe-
dral was Iung for the first time in honor Of
h<.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
KILLED BY HOGS.

Horrible Fate Of an Aged Woman IN
Indiana.
SHELBYvILLE, IND, Dec 26-Mrs. Sarah
G.. Ewing, living four miles west of here
was found dead in her barnyard yesterday,
by her grandson. Her body was terribly
nlangled by hogs, which were, with the
greatest difficulty, driven of. During the
Absence of her daughter and the latter's
husband on Saturday, the old lady had
gone out to milk The hogs, it is thought,
pulled ner down and killed her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
Sulcide of an operator.

PITTsBuRG, Dee 26-Edward II. Ken
bricks, one ~ the oldest telegraph operators
la the country, in a fit Of despondency.
jumped from the Sixth street bridge tonight
and was drowned. Thedeceased was about
b2 years of age and had been in tue employ
of the Western Union Company for over
twenty-five years. He recently showed
sigps of insanity, the result of excessive
drinking.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
ra tents in G srmanS.

BERLIN, Dec. g6.--The government is
considering the advisability of establishing
a special court for the protection Of patents,
trade marks and patterns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27

A MISSION TO KING JOHN.
He Declines to Accept It's Advice {
Sue for Peace.

Sue for Peace.
LONDON, Dec. 26.--Advices from Masso
wah say that the British Mission 10 Abys-
sinia was unsuccessful in its efforts to in
duce King John to sue for peace, and that
the Italians are iubilant over the failure
During the journey the mission was ha-
raised by Rasalula. The members will sail
for Cairo on the next mail steamer.
HOW THE KING TREATED THEM.
ROME, Dec. 26.--The British mission to
Abyssinia was detained eight days by Ras-
salula while ON it's downward journey and
was hampered more by the mistrust of the
Abyssinian chiefs Forty-seven days
Were consumed in reaching King John.
The King granted the mission an audience
but refused TO see Maj. Beech. The mission
subsequently, accompanied the King for a
period of ten days, all the time moving
from place TO place. The homeward journey
of the mission will not be retarded. King
John, in his intercourse with the visitors,
merely accorded the necessary civilities
The mission dined with the Italian com
mander-in-chief at Massowah to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-27
main to Celehrate our Dlscover,

MADRID, Dee. 26.---The government has
decided to celebrate the fourth centenary Of
the discovery Of America.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12
PUBLIC Library BUILDING.

In HANDLERS" notes. in today's paper.
Mr.. Benjamin II. Warder's proposition Il
building in this city is alluded to and dis
cussed We wish to state, in connection
with what Mr.. Brain says, that We perSen-
ally know that the fifty thousand dollars is
only waiting for suitable site. and that
when such a site can be provided ccmmo-
dous and splendid pablic library building
will be erected upon it.
We feel safe in saying further. that if a
suitable site can be bought. al reasonable
sum. the money for its purchase can be
readily procured. but no fancy price will be
paid and nobody is 10 be enriched by a real
estate speculation.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

them selyas to advantage, Of any natural
gift or bent To talk well. one must know
something and say something. Converse
ton is like cratory. in the conditions which
now prevail In society: il is not attractive
in itself. People are not interested In the
flowing rhetoric and well-rounded periods
of takers or speakers unless they are the
mediums of thought and information.
Hence the person who desires to be useful
as private or public speaker, must have
something of interest and Importance to
say and then say it as gracefully and spark
lingly a. he may know how-and 10 know
how. he must have learned how, in all but
rare and exceptional instances.
Then il should be understood that a
really good talker. who knows what he is
talking about and can utilize what he
knows to the best advantage, has acquired
what will be of great value TO him in pro-
noting his own interests and that is some
thing which no one is at liberty to Gespise.
A mar is entitled to make the very best
showing possible in his own behalf, in a
business way, or politically-so far As he
can do it fairly and honestly. Ii is not
seliishness 10 do justice 10 ones self.
Ii should be known, too. that man who
has learned to converse well and effectively,
has but an easy step tn take 10 become a
good public talker or speaker. for the most
successful men now on the platform are
H. ina
tional way. Grant was good private
talker and the very qualities which made
him attractive as such. enabled him to
speak well. afterward. from the platform.
He had the matter in him, and was full of
of it, and his facility in conversation e.
manned with him when he got on his legs
On the platform. Ex-Governor Charles
Foster was a capital private taIker before
he went into politics, and when he COM
menced talking on the stump TO immense
audiences he preserved his conversational
style and addressed people in just the way
they liked better than any other. The
tastes of the times have run away out OF
sight of the stilted Columbian orator He
is in the ditch by the roadside-a superflu-
Gus lager whom nobody wishes TO hear.
People will listen TO things that need
Ia be said and ought to be said: and If one
has nothing to say, even If he be the most
| tluid. fowery and graceful man alive, peo-
! pie expect that he will say nothing. People
should. therefore, learn to talk. but they
shouId first learn something to talk about.
| Nothing of any value can come from a
tongue that wabhles about in an empty
| head, and the qualities of the head are al.
ways improved and gloriied by those OF
the heart, if that portion of the physical
and moral economy is in the right place.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12
THE FfRHERS' INSTITUTE.

The addresses and diScu sSions at the
sessions of the Farmers Institute. held on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. Feb
ruary 9th, 10th and 18th, were exceedingly
interesting and instructive; and We are
glad to say that the attendance, both from
the country and the town, was good. The
audiences were fine in composition-intel-
ligent, philosophical, wide-awake-and
liberal and generous in their treatment of
the propositions submitted to them. Our
columns are SO crowded. today, with
special features. that we are forced to post
very able, interesting and instructive papers
read on Friday by Mrs. Eben Skil!ings
and George Arthur. Esq. until Monday.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

| The person who learns how To talk wei
value-both TO himself and to Others A
good conversationaliSt is great social ac-
QUESTION TO any community. He Tor She
| may not only entertain, at parties or din,
| small talk, on any social occasion, abou,
current happenings of an unimportant ma,
ture. soon gets very insipid. and it is GER
tainly of no intellectual use or bearing.
After people have learned what they wish
of the condition of their friends and neigh
bors, and have manifested the concern and
interest to be expected of ladies and gentle
men. they are ready to engage in conversa-
One good talker often enlivens dinner
party or social gathering, aud if a dozen of
the sort are present, the affair proves dis
tinguished for its attractiveness.
And let it be said. here, that that the
next thing in value to good talker, is
good, quiet, intelligent, appreciatiye listen
er. An eloquent listener is a valuable
social factor
The good talker is either gifted. or he has
made conversation study and has an ac-
quired talent for it. Some people have a
genius for talking, but those who have not
cultivated their minds and stored them with
concerning literature, science,
history and public affairs, cannot avail
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12
LORD TlNSDDWNE.

Lord Lansdowne. the governor general of
Canada. has just made a public utterance
concerning the relations between his little
| country. north of the line Of great fresh
water oceans, and America. G.-the
| United States. We have already spoken
of my lord as man of culture. refine
ment and ability-a fine public speaker and
a man of practical sense-and we are glad
| TO be vndicated in the matter of the utter
ance alluded 10. We may say. moreover,
| that Lord Lansdowne is of Scotch blood
in itself an evidence of his sturdy, manly
qualities.
The governor general was recently at
Montreal. TO see the great ice palace, and
he was presented with the freedom of the
city, and. rs matter. of course. he had To
at the outset. 10 express his friendly feel
| ings toward his kinSfolk in the states. So
! far. this was good. bu. the enthusiastic
cheering of the Canadians present was still
better, for il was on broader scale. and
no donbt represented the popular feeling.
When Lord Lansdowne said that Canada
desired TO live on terms of the most mti-
mate and amicable intercourse with her
great neiyhborS on the south of the
boundary line" and that he did not believe
for one moment that any passing conflict of
interests, or any transient wave of tempo
rary irritation, would be allowed TO
eStrange the two countries. the demonstra-
tions of applause which broke out were
tremendous and sturiily significant of the
good feeling Of the intelligent and con-
trolling element of Canada toward this
country. Lord Lansdowne should come
over and sea his Yankee neighbors, face to
face-and bring Lady LanSdowne with
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12
A Resolution

DECLARING IL necessary to make a public
IL improvement by purchasing a suitable
lite and erecting thereon market house. con-
such other office rooms as council may
iirect.
Resolved. by the City Counnil OF the City Of
that IL intends 10 make a public improvement
y purchasing suitable site and erecting
thereon market house conta nj ng city Offices
Jublic library rooms and such other offfee
-ocns as council may direct.
The site To be so purchased Is situate in the
Jlock bounded by Market Space. High, Center
Ind Washington streets in said city, and is
bounded and described as follows: On the
-ast by the west line Of Market Space; on the
North by line parallel TO and eighty four and
half feet south Of the south tine of High
street, on the west by the east line OF Center
'tr.et. and on the south by a line parallel TO
md one hundred and fifty feet south Of the
forth boundary line above described.
said market house To b. erected on the CEN
ier of said site and to extend from Market
space To Center street. and 10 have two streets
Ntending from Market Space to Center
'treet, one On the north and one oil the south
4 said market house. as a means Of access
hereto and for market space purposes.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish
his resolution for two consecutive weeks in
newspaper published and of general crcula-
ion in the corporation.
Passed by Council February |. 1857.
". 5. THOMAS. President
Attest: J. S. SH HtWALIER, City Clerk
sam
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

Mr.. ID. y. Martin. brother of Oscar I.
Martin. Esq, of this city, has been ap.
pointed general passenger agent of the c.
c. c. Il |. railway company. and will take
up his headquarters at Cleveland. This is
in the line of promotion. for Mr.. Martin has
been in the service of the company for fif
teen years. and in appointing him the man
agement is simply pursuing its time-hon-
ored policy of recognizing the faithfulness
and efficiency of its officers and in util-
izing these qualities by promoting them.
Mr.. A. j. Smith. Mr.. Martin, predecessor,
goes to the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern. to serve as the general passenger
agent of this great railway company
well-deserved promotion. The employees
of the road are sorry to lose
Mr. Smith, but they are glad to well
come Mr.. Martin at headquarters, recogniz-
ing the justice of the policy of the manage
ment in recognizing and Iewarding merit.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-12

the keepers approach him cautiously. They
drive him into the corner of a triangular
pen and imprison him. Then stocking is
put over his head. and being thus blind
folded he IS not so apt TO kick. An en-
ploye goes up behind and as speedily as
possibly takes away the feathers wanted.
In season the ostrich lays every other day.
The egg is 'eggstraordinarily" large.
weighing from three to four pounds, and is
said 10 be good eating. after being cooked
for about two hours. One egg makes a
square meal for four men. II one of the
eggs gets rotten and breaks. it is advisable
to move into the next county.
Ostrches live to ripe old age-say 100
years. They enjoy good health. eating
with impunity cobbIe stones. pieces of
brick-bats and eight-pecny nails. Their
food consists of alfulfa-Austraiian clover
Ia grass somewhat like our clover bar.
ley and corn. They require about As much
as horse. A phrenologist, after carefully
examining the ostricti's head. would say
that he is not an intelligent bird. aud the
phrenologist would be right The story
about the ostrich sticking his head in a
bush and then thinking he is hid, is gray.
headed with age. but it's true.
The keepers of the birds say that they
are so stupid that they can not be made u
go under shelter from the scorching sun OF
pelting rain.
Altogether visit to the ostrich farm is
very enjoyable, and Champion city folks
coming to Los Angeles should not forget it.
Besides the ostriches the management are
starting geological garden. Already they
have quite collection of animals, includ-
ing monkeys. bears. badgers. wild cats. al
ligators. etc. and the grounds are being
very beautifully laid ont.
just few days ago another lot of Os-
triches arrived from Africa at Galveston.
Texas. They are intended, 1t is reported,
for farm inside the city limits of Los
Angeles. So the visitor can take his
choice